

She was born Oct. 8, 1929 in Shelbyville, TN to James and Eva (Swope) Mooneyham. She married Charles T. Houston Dec. 30, 1947 in Huntsville, AL. He passed away Dec. 23, 1996 in East Peoria. She was also preceded in death by three sons, one daughter, one great-granddaughter, and five brothers.
Survivors include four daughters: Patricia (James) Sims, Eva (Richard) Knowles, Nancy (Jerry) Cook, Darlene (John) McCord, all of East Peoria, three sons: James (Sandy) Houston of Creve Coeur, Phillip (Barb) Houston of Towanda, IL, Michael “Vince” (Kelly) Houston of East Peoria, twenty-two grandchildren, thirty-one great-grandchildren, and one sister, Helen (Bonnet) Sims of Shelbyville, TN.
Margie worked at Morton Pottery during the 1970’s. She was a member of the Creve Coeur VFW Post 4835 Ladies Auxiliary, East Peoria American Legion Post 983 Ladies Auxiliary, AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary, and the Pekin Moose Lodge Post 673.
Funeral services will be Monday March 12, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Remmert Funeral Home in East Peoria. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Roberts Cemetery in Morton.
Memorials may be made to PAWS.
Please view Margie’s obituary online at www.RemmertFuneralHome.com
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